James and Sonya
Herron, IMB Missionaries
Uganda East Africa
Island Ministry team
(Upper Buvuma Islands)
The vision of the
International Mission Board is to see a multitude from every language, people,
tribe and nation knowing and worshiping our Lord Jesus Christ
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“The Spirit of the
Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor
...” (Luke 4:18 ESV)
Pray
for the Tswa of Zimbabwe
Most Tswa reside in a province in southern Mozambique
called Inhambane. But in the past few decades many Tswa have been recruited to
work in the mines of South Africa, and some have migrated across the border to
eastern and southern Zimbabwe. There are three main Tswa groups— the Dzivi, the
Hlengwe and the Mhandla —but all speak the Tswa language.
Pray
- · Pray the Spirit will send laborers to share the gospel with the Tswa people.
- · Pray they would have courage to handle the potential persecution from friends and family if they decide to follow Jesus.
- · Pray for their physical needs, as most are likely struggling for daily necessities.
Praise God for the 23rd
April—01st May 2023
Thank the Lord with the Herrons for the Last
Week
We Praise God for:
- As we traveled from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma back to Freeburg, Illinois.
- As we traveled to Ana, Illinois for a church visit.
- As we travel around the Metro-East area in Illinois and St. Louis, Missouri during the last week.
- James working with pastors from Metro-East Baptist association and Gateway Baptist Association to provide update of God working in Uganda.
- We thank the Lord for Joseph Wafula, Administrative Assistant, and Andy Peterson, Journeyman for their work in assuring ministry on the islands continue and expands.
- We praise God for the Upper Buvuma Island Baptist Ministry (UBIBM) Leadership Team and their continual work in reaching the lost people of the islands.
- We are thankful for the leadership on Sigulu Island desire to start three new churches in 2023.
- We continue to praise God for how Pastor Safanie and the six other Zone Leaders and their assistances who are working to prepare our pastors and church leaders to prepare their congregations to be able to take Jesus wherever He directs them.
- We praise God for Madison progress she is making in school.
- We thank God for his provision allowing us to continue to minister to the peoples of the islands.
- We also praise God for keeping us in good physical, emotional and spiritual health.
- We praise God for the work we are doing stateside as we communicate with our Church Connection churches and minister to the churches informing them of what God is doing in Uganda.
Pray
for the Herron’s This Coming Week
01st—07th
May 2023
- Pray for our travel this week:
- The Herron’s travels in and around the Metro-East area
- James traveling to:
- Alton, Illinois Thursday 04th May and
- Traveling to Memphis 05th May
- Pray for Joseph Wafula as plans are being made to continue ministry to the Zone leaders of Upper Buvuma Island Baptist Ministry later this month.
- Pray for James as he meets with pastors in the Metro-East St. Louis area this week:
- Connecting 4 pastors over the phone this week and
- Visits with several Pastors in person this week.
- Pray for the Upper Buvuma Ministry Team as they work toward reaching six new Islands with the Gospel of Christ and start eight new churches on these islands and planting of eight new churches in the Buvuma Island District.
- Pray that the Herrons would be light and salt to the people they meet this week.
- Pray that the Herrons will be given the words to share to others about Jesus and how they might receive the salvation from God offered through a relationship with Christ.
- Pray that God will give the Herrons insight and spiritual wisdom in making wise ministry decisions as they engage in ministering on the island.
- Pray for our families in the USA
- Our three sons and their families
- Our oldest son Keith in Memphis, Tennessee
- Our middle son, Jason, and his wife Marsha and their two sons Jacob and Joshua
- Our youngest son, Jeremy, and his wife Jennifer, and his three children, Ki, Colie, and Cy as he serves in the Army in Ft. Stewart.
- Our siblings and their families.
In HIS service
James
and Sonya Herron
"...before me was
a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and
language...." Revelation 7:9 (NIV)
Pastor Odonga and Leaders from Sigulu Island
The vision of the International Mission Board is to see a multitude from every language, people, tribe and nation knowing and worshiping our Lord Jesus Christ
